Fifty Years of Medicaid

Since 1972, states have been required to provide family planning services in their Medicaid programs. Now, under the Affordable Care Act, states have the option to offer such services , under state plan authority, to individuals who would not otherwise be eligible for Medicaid. This has greatly...

Nearly two out of three adult women enrolled in Medicaid are in their reproductive years (ages 19 to 44), and Medicaid currently finances about 48% of all births in the United States. Through the Maternal and Infant Health Initiative, Medicaid is encouraging states to improve maternal and infant...

Over the past 50 years, Medicaid has claimed its place as a major source of health coverage for millions of low-income women at every stage of life. One in ten women relies on Medicaid for health coverage, including pregnancy-related care, family planning, screening for breast and cervical cancer...